Ugreen has released a 48,000mAh (153Wh) portable power bank with 300 Watt peak output, 3 USB-C ports (one bi-directional) and two USB-A which looked to be the perfect travel companion for a weekend family getaway, so that’s how I tested the unit during 10+ hours of driving and two nights away from a wall-outlet charger.

TL;DR – performed as advertised, have some notes

The UGREEN power bank also sports a little flash light on the side that might be useful in a camping or roadside breakdown with low, high, and flashing, but I didn’t find anything particularly useful about it on my trip, which I guess is a good thing.

I was expecting a higher phone usage than normal, mostly due to taking pictures and video and bored kiddos on the rather un-scenic highways and did a quick bit of math to see what we would need. My Pixel 8 Pro was sporting a 5050 mAh battery, my wife’s Samsung Galaxy 21 Ultra and my oldest’s came in at 5000 each as well, and my old Note 8 had (I believe) a 3300mah battery. From drained to full for the entire family should have been 18,050 mAh give or take. I expected roughly two and a half charges for all our devices based on the mAh rating.

You’re laughing at me at this point, I know. The Pixel 8 pro and Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G both list a 19.25 Watt Hour battery, and the Note 8 is showing 12.71Wh. 70.4 Watt hours total. I should have been expecting slightly over two charges for everyone but I had my eyes on vacation.

I had planned to exit the house with everyone’s phone charged and hit the road for three days and use nothing but this 48K mAh power bank. I woke up to a mostly dead phone on the day we were leaving, 3 actually… ok no problem – I plugged the input line into my car and plugged the two USB C ports into my kid’s phones and watched as the unit went from 100 down to 96 and then back up to 100 over the first day of driving. Mine slowly charged in the wireless cradle, and off we went.

Set up in the hotel I went to charge three phones for for the night and woke up the next morning and two were charged. My Pixel 8 had not charged much, it shut off for adaptive charging that night and did not kick the charging back on when it was supposed to. I unplugged it and plugged it back in and went to eat the delightfully terrible hotel breakfast and came back to a mostly charged phone.

The second day we managed to drain everything other than the battery. Someone had impacted my car in a parking lot, phone calls, videos, and a very long call in a very little service area and just a whole day of looking up places, driving to them and enjoying… and two kids playing Roblox during the boring moving parts meant 4 dead phones on night two.

I woke up to a fully charged phone family and the UGREEN Power Bank claiming it was down to 26%. This was more use than I expected. It had been in the 70’s the night before and now was 35% down. By this point we were at a good 6 phones charged, and that night with dead phones my phone and my wife’s took the last 26%.

The last day of our three day vacation we woke to a completely drained power bank. Plugged it in the car, headed back toward home, and by the time we got home 6ish hours of driving later (different route,) the UGREEN 48000 mAh power bank was full or close to it again.

Other than forgetting that you go by wattage and not mAh this went about as expected with us using and receiving about the expected charge.

The unit fast charges, super fast charges, and probably does some other nifty speed charging tricks, but it delivered the 153 expected Wh give or take, and was a device power station for four people who were taking photos, syncing to the cloud, using data in the middle of nowhere.

Re-reading this at this point I realize this sounds like a fairly device centric vacation. It wasn’t other than Google Maps, and my calls and documentation of the damage to my car.

UGREEN 48000mAh shortcomings?

The lack of plugs or any way to charge this built in feel like an oversight. Just a little wall port charger that can attach and you’d have a complete little travel buddy. As it stands if you walk out with this and forgot to charge it it’s a lump.

While all the fast charging speed options are cool, I do wonder if this had the ability to switch into slower charging mode if less power would be lost to heat. Not that there’s a lot of heat with these.

Wish there was a “display off” button for when you’ve got it on the nightstand for charging everyone’s phones. It’s possible the one button on the front does this, but as it annoyed me awake and tapping things blindly didn’t turn it off I don’t know. (This is on me, not on them)

Overall

Appeared to do exactly as advertised in terms of Watt to Watt transfer. Fast charged what could, and looked neat while doing it.

However, at nearly $1 per Watt Hour current pricing on Amazon, the unit feels a little overpriced. Then again, I’m pretty cheap.

It’s currently available on Amazon for $139, although I would expect that to drop as it becomes the previous new thing.

If it’s not clear, I did like this.

UGREEN 300W 48000mAh Portable Power Bank weekend getaway review by Paul E King first appeared on Pocketables.

Ugreen has released a 48,000mAh (153Wh) portable power bank with 300 Watt peak output, 3 USB-C ports (one bi-directional) and two USB-A which looked to be the perfect travel companion for a weekend family getaway, so that’s how I tested the unit during 10+ hours of driving and two nights away from a wall-outlet charger.

TL;DR – performed as advertised, have some notes

The UGREEN power bank also sports a little flash light on the side that might be useful in a camping or roadside breakdown with low, high, and flashing, but I didn’t find anything particularly useful about it on my trip, which I guess is a good thing.

I was expecting a higher phone usage than normal, mostly due to taking pictures and video and bored kiddos on the rather un-scenic highways and did a quick bit of math to see what we would need. My Pixel 8 Pro was sporting a 5050 mAh battery, my wife’s Samsung Galaxy 21 Ultra and my oldest’s came in at 5000 each as well, and my old Note 8 had (I believe) a 3300mah battery. From drained to full for the entire family should have been 18,050 mAh give or take. I expected roughly two and a half charges for all our devices based on the mAh rating.

You’re laughing at me at this point, I know. The Pixel 8 pro and Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G both list a 19.25 Watt Hour battery, and the Note 8 is showing 12.71Wh. 70.4 Watt hours total. I should have been expecting slightly over two charges for everyone but I had my eyes on vacation.

I had planned to exit the house with everyone’s phone charged and hit the road for three days and use nothing but this 48K mAh power bank. I woke up to a mostly dead phone on the day we were leaving, 3 actually… ok no problem – I plugged the input line into my car and plugged the two USB C ports into my kid’s phones and watched as the unit went from 100 down to 96 and then back up to 100 over the first day of driving. Mine slowly charged in the wireless cradle, and off we went.

Set up in the hotel I went to charge three phones for for the night and woke up the next morning and two were charged. My Pixel 8 had not charged much, it shut off for adaptive charging that night and did not kick the charging back on when it was supposed to. I unplugged it and plugged it back in and went to eat the delightfully terrible hotel breakfast and came back to a mostly charged phone.

The second day we managed to drain everything other than the battery. Someone had impacted my car in a parking lot, phone calls, videos, and a very long call in a very little service area and just a whole day of looking up places, driving to them and enjoying… and two kids playing Roblox during the boring moving parts meant 4 dead phones on night two.

I woke up to a fully charged phone family and the UGREEN Power Bank claiming it was down to 26%. This was more use than I expected. It had been in the 70’s the night before and now was 35% down. By this point we were at a good 6 phones charged, and that night with dead phones my phone and my wife’s took the last 26%.

The last day of our three day vacation we woke to a completely drained power bank. Plugged it in the car, headed back toward home, and by the time we got home 6ish hours of driving later (different route,) the UGREEN 48000 mAh power bank was full or close to it again.

Other than forgetting that you go by wattage and not mAh this went about as expected with us using and receiving about the expected charge.

The unit fast charges, super fast charges, and probably does some other nifty speed charging tricks, but it delivered the 153 expected Wh give or take, and was a device power station for four people who were taking photos, syncing to the cloud, using data in the middle of nowhere.

Re-reading this at this point I realize this sounds like a fairly device centric vacation. It wasn’t other than Google Maps, and my calls and documentation of the damage to my car.

UGREEN 48000mAh shortcomings?

The lack of plugs or any way to charge this built in feel like an oversight. Just a little wall port charger that can attach and you’d have a complete little travel buddy. As it stands if you walk out with this and forgot to charge it it’s a lump.

While all the fast charging speed options are cool, I do wonder if this had the ability to switch into slower charging mode if less power would be lost to heat. Not that there’s a lot of heat with these.

Wish there was a “display off” button for when you’ve got it on the nightstand for charging everyone’s phones. It’s possible the one button on the front does this, but as it annoyed me awake and tapping things blindly didn’t turn it off I don’t know. (This is on me, not on them)

Overall

Appeared to do exactly as advertised in terms of Watt to Watt transfer. Fast charged what could, and looked neat while doing it.

However, at nearly $1 per Watt Hour current pricing on Amazon, the unit feels a little overpriced. Then again, I’m pretty cheap.

It’s currently available on Amazon for $139, although I would expect that to drop as it becomes the previous new thing.

If it’s not clear, I did like this.

UGREEN 300W 48000mAh Portable Power Bank weekend getaway review by Paul E King first appeared on Pocketables.

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Anker, best known for its power banks and chargers, is recalling its 321 Power Bank. The company has announced that the product poses a fire risk due to a manufacturing defect.

According to Anker’s blog post, the firm has discovered that the lithium batteries used in the 321 Power Bank (PowerCore 5K, model number A1112) have a defect. That defect can cause the power bank to overheat, melt the plastic components, create smoke, and become a fire hazard.

Those looking for a great portable battery have a sea of options, which makes it hard to decide what to buy. However, after testing numerous batteries, we can confidently say that it’s hard to beat CUKTECH power banks. CUKTECH’s products offer attractive designs and come at great prices, while still touting industry-leading technologies and features. Let’s introduce you to the company, some of its best products, and tell you exactly what CUKTECH power banks have to offer.

An introduction to CUKTECH and its history

There are many lesser-known portable battery manufacturers on the market, making it challenging to trust the reliability and quality of their products. This is why many consumers will tend to default to big brands like Anker or Mophie, or even first-party manufacturers like Samsung and Xiaomi. While CUKTECH isn’t as widely known as some of these big brands, the company has a very strong background, making it easier to trust.

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With summer excursions very much on the cards in the coming months, you might be in need of a power bank that can keep all your devices fully juiced. The 87W PowerCore III Elite 25,600mAh portable charger is one of the top devices from the Anker stable, and it’s $35 at Best Buy right now.

Anker 87W PowerCore III Elite 25,600mAh Portable Charger for $114.99 ($35)

The new Anker Fusion 3-in-1 5,000mAh power bank is one of the charging specialist’s most innovative products yet. Given that it only launched earlier this year, we’re excited to see that you can already make savings on the affordable retail price. The device is on sale for just $29.99 from Amazon, marking the first 25% price drop.

Anker Fusion 3-in-1 5,000mAh Power Bank for $29.99 ($10 off)

The new Anker Fusion 3-in-1 5,000mAh power bank is one of the charging specialist’s most innovative products yet. Given that it only launched earlier this year, we’re excited to see that you can already make savings on the affordable retail price. The device is on sale for just $29.99 from Amazon, marking the first 25% price drop.

Anker Fusion 3-in-1 5,000mAh Power Bank for $29.99 ($10 off)

Should you buy the CUKTECH 20 Power Bank?

The CUCKTECH 20 Power Bank has a great design. It looks pretty cool and feels very solid. And its multi-port design makes it very convenient as an all-in-one portable battery to juice up all your devices at once.

The 25,000mAh battery capacity is great. In my case, I am currently using a Motorola Razr 2023 as my daily driver, which has a 4,200mAh battery. I was able to charge my device about three times per full power bank charge, but that’s because I was using the battery pack for more than charging my phone. I would also use it for my headphones, smartwatch, and sometimes even my laptop.

The 1,000-cycle lifetime CUKTECH claims seems like a fair estimate; I was able to keep it alive for about 2-3 days per charge. At this rate, the battery should last me at least five years. Of course, the key words being “at this rate.” I’ve been using the battery non-stop as my sole charger for my phone and other accessories, for testing purposes. This is not something most would normally do. Ideally, you would use it only when you are out and about.

The charging speeds are quite impressive, and I’ve been nothing but satisfied. My smartphone “only” charges at 30W. This means any of the ports should be good enough to charge it at full speed. And I’ve had no trouble doing so. My Motorola Razr 2023 charges as quickly as it can, every single time. I was able to reach power peaks of over 100W on my HONOR MagicBook 14. Charging the Google Pixel 7 Pro at near full power was no issue, either. It always got very near the 23W max speeds, utilizing the support for PD PPS technology.

I also loved that I could see how fast the devices were charging using the integrated screen. It provides useful data like how long the battery will last at current charging rates, the percentage, live wattage, and more.

You shouldn’t just take my word for everything — or CUKTECH’s, for that matter. It’s always nice to have some verification of what a charger can do, which is why we have run our own charging and speed tests using a few third-party charging and Power Delivery measuring accessories. These are the ChargerLAB Power-Z KM003C, ChargerLAB Power-Z AK001, and a Toocki 100W testing cable. Here are some of our results with multiple devices.

As for charging the battery, itself, we were able to clock the input wattage at a max of 60.8W. While CUKTECH advertises a 110W self-charging capacity, we tried multiple chargers and cables, all capable of such speeds. We even tried to charge the battery using two chargers at a time. We’re not sure how that advertised 110W charging speed is possible.

Thankfully those inaccurate numbers don’t extend to charging other devices with the CUKTECH 20 Power Bank. As you can see in the graph above, it proves to be great at charging different types of devices. It was able to max out the wattage on a 100W laptop. Additionally, it could top off the Google Pixel 7 Pro at max speeds, which means this battery can be a great solution for those with Power Delivery PPS charging needs. This makes it a great option for all Pixel 8 series and Samsung Galaxy S24 series users, for example. And it can even handle Motorola’s TurboPower standard, which is a nice addition.

The only standard we had an issue with was Xiaomi’s HyperCharge standard. We only tested the battery with the Xiaomi because of the promise of 120W charging, but we found some discrepancies with the testing on the Xiaomi 11T Pro. We did see the smartphone labeling the charging at 120W max, but using our testing accessories and the CUKTECH 20 Power Bank’s screen, we never got to see it reach 100W. Charging it was still very fast at 95.3W, but nothing close to 120W. And it’s not like the battery couldn’t handle these speeds, because we were able to reach above 100W with the laptop.

The CUKTECH 20 Power Bank is great for charging different devices on the go.

Additionally, we found that the battery had issues when using it with the Xiaomi phone. The charging would cut off and restart for no apparent reason. After plugging it in, it would charge, boost up to the speeds shown in the results above, and then cut off. The charging would then begin again after a couple or few seconds, only to cut off again as it sped up. Not sure what the issue could be, but it happened while using any of the testing accessories. Just something to keep in mind if you have a Xiaomi phone, though that won’t be a factor if you live in the States.

You might also care about multi-device charging. We also ran some tests on this. Of course, speeds get divided the more devices you plug into the battery. Even when plugging in three high-speed charging devices at once, we were able to reach a max of 157W in total output. When plugged in at the same time, the main USB-C port was able to charge the laptop at 101.7W, the Xiaomi 11T Pro at 43.1W, and the Pixel 7 Pro at 12.2W.

Another thing that surprised me was the fact that not once did I feel this thing getting hot at all. The unit kept cool no matter what, which suggests that the management here is quite impressive.

Of course, nothing is perfect. Especially when you’re paying $130 or less for a power bank that competes with units that get closer to the $200 mark. Personally, I think it’s a bit heavy and bulky. It measures 2.17 x 2.17 x 6.3in and weighs in at 1.39lbs. Other 25,000mAh batteries usually weigh between a pound and 1.15 pounds. That said, none of those are as well-built and featureful as this one. I would say its main competitor is the 27,650mAh Anker Prime Power Bank, and that one weighs more at 1.47lbs.

Weight aside, the size is also a bit of an issue. I must admit it was hard to get it into my small satchel comfortably, and I could definitely feel it when carrying it around. This shouldn’t be a problem if you have a larger bag or backpack, though. In fact, it fits into my backpack’s bottle holder perfectly, thanks to its narrower, longer shape.

There’s an issue I didn’t really face often, but I feel is important to mention. If you’re going to be using passthrough charging and powering a laptop, or multiple devices, you might run into problems. This is because the battery can only charge at a max of 110W, and this is using the fastest port available. In this scenario, you would only be able to use the second USB-C port to charge a laptop or faster device, which can only reach 60W speeds. And if you charge the battery using the 60W port, that’s not enough to charge the battery while it charges a laptop at higher speeds.

Also, call me picky, but I feel like if you’re getting such a powerful, large, and heavy portable battery, it should come with an AC outlet. Other competitors include them, and it can be such a convenient port to have.

We’ve tried and tested many portable batteries at Android Authority, but the CUKTECH 20 Power Bank is certainly among the best ones we’ve seen. That said, the fact that it is a higher-end power bank certainly helps it better reach our expectations. That’s why we can’t really compare it against $50-dollar power banks.

The CUKTECH 20 Power Bank costs $130, and we’ve recently seen it discounted for under $70, using Amazon coupons you can clip before adding the item to your cart. At those price points, we think the CUKTECH 20 Power Bank offers a great balance and value proposition to those who finally want to step into the world of high-end portable batteries, without overspending too much.

This battery has speeds to charge laptops, tablets, and the fastest of smartphones. You just have to remember to use the proper port when charging more demanding devices. And you’ll still have a couple of leftover ports to charge other less resource-intensive gadgets. Additionally, the 25,000mAh battery is plenty for most short camping trips lasting 1-3 days. And you can extend it longer if you’re not using your gadgets too much, and avoid more high-power devices like laptops. If you need to constantly power a laptop for longer, or take longer trips, you may want to consider looking for something bigger, though it’ll likely be much more expensive and far less portable.

What are the best CUKTECH 20 Power Bank alternatives?

• Anker Prime 27,650mAh Power Bank ( ): The Anker Prime 27,650mAh Power Bank is technically a bit better on paper, but it’s also much more expensive at $180, and you might not even take advantage of the extra speed and capacity, depending on your needs. The build quality is also great, and it comes with a built-in screen too. Honestly, this is pretty much the CUKTECH 20 Power Bank’s most direct competitor.
• Omni Mobile 25,600mAh ( ): The Omni Mobile 25,600mAh is a great option, with a much thinner profile and even a wireless charging pad, but it also costs more at $149, and it only has one USB-C port. It does have a DC port, though, aside from the two USB-A ports. That said, speeds are much slower here, topping off at 60W for the USB-C port, 72W for the DC port, 18W per USB-A port, and 10W wireless charging.
• Omni 40 Plus ( ): The Omni 40 Plus is on a whole other level. but it is relatively similar in design, at least considering its longer, more gripable form factor. Just keep in mind it is $399, so it is a good upgrade if you feel none of these options are good enough. It comes with three USB-C ports that can charge at 100W max, and the two USB-A ports can handle 18W. On the other end, you can find both an AC and a DC outlet, both of which can also handle 100W speeds. The max output is 150W. and the battery is much larger at 38,400mAh.

Of course, you can also look at our list of the best portable batteries if you want to check out other alternatives.

CUKTECH 20 Power Bank specs

Battery capacity	25,000mAh
Ports	1 x USB-C (PD 3.1 PPS): 120W max with Xiaomi phone, 140W otherwise. 1 x USB-C (PD 3.0 PPS): 60W max with Xiaomi phone, 45W otherwise. 1 x USB-A: 30W
Max output	210W
Max input	110W
Battery lifetime	More than 1,000 cycles.
Dimensions	2.17 x 2.17 x 6.3in
Weight	1.39lbs

CUKTECH 20 Power Bank review: FAQs

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